Definition of Reason. Meaning of Reason. Synonyms of Reason

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Definition of Reason

ReasonReason Rea"son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reasoned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Reasoning.] [Cf. F. raisonner. See Reason, n.]
1. To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences
from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of
induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a
systematic comparison of facts.
2. Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction,
in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set
forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue.
Stand still, that I may reason with you, before the
Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord. --1
Sam. xii. 7.
3. To converse; to compare opinions. --Shak.